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Photographer shoved by group of pro-Trump demonstrators in Salem, Oregon

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 7, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Joseph Rushmore (Freelance)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Trump supporters repeatedly shove photojournalist during Phoenix rally challenging election results

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 7, 2020
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Ash Ponders (Freelance)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Portland-based journalist shoved by pro-Trump demonstrators in Salem, Oregon

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 7, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Anonymous 45th Absurdist (45th Absurdist Press Collective)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist shoved by pro-Trump demonstrators in Salem, Oregon

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 7, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Anonymous 45th Absurdist (45th Absurdist Press Collective)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

CBS journalist reports ‘minor dust up’ while covering DC election protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 4, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Christina Ruffini (CBS News)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Independent journalist detained in police roundup during LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 4, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: @desertborder (Independent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist accosted by person in ‘black bloc’ during Election Day protest in DC

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 3, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Eric Thomas (Freelance)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Officer grabs photojournalist’s camera, pushes her back during North Carolina march to the poll

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2020
Location: Graham, North Carolina
Targets: Julia Wall (The [Raleigh] News & Observer)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist shoved to the ground, equipment damaged during Beverly Hills political protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2020
Location: Beverly Hills, California
Targets: Jintak Han (Los Angeleno)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Videojournalist struck with baton during Beverly Hills protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2020
Location: Beverly Hills, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalists threatened with firearms by individuals during a Washington protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2020
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Targets: Alissa Azar (Independent)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Individual aimed firearm at independent journalist during Washington protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2020
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Targets: John (Full Revolution Media)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Federal agents shoot independent videographer three separate times with crowd-control munitions, damage camera

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 29, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist hit with riot control device during rally at Portland ICE building

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 29, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Garrison Davis (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist sprayed in face with chemical irritant during DC protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 28, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Wyatt Reed (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist tackled, equipment damaged while covering Dodgers celebrations

Incident Details

Updated on: November 1, 2020
Date of incident: October 28, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1

Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Videojournalist assaulted, equipment broken during Austin demonstration

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 24, 2020
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Hiram Gilberto Garcia (Freelance)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist hit with pepper balls fired by federal agents while covering protest in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 18, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sean Bascom (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist shoved, hit with projectiles during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 17, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Brian Conley (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist sprayed with chemical irritants during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 17, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Cole Howard (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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